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Detailed explanation-1: -Wah Seh, Here Are All 27 Singlish Words That Made It Into The Oxford English Dictionary . Wah, Singapore has really come a long way. And we’re not referring to our infrastructure or GDP. We’re talking about Singlish lah.
Detailed explanation-2: -TL; DR – There are a total of 27 words officially in it. So apparently, there is a total of 27 Singlish words that are officially in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Detailed explanation-3: -The examples it cited: “blur", meaning slow in understanding, “ang moh” (a light-skinned person, esp. of Western origin or descent; a Caucasian), “shiok” (cool, great; delicious, superb), “sabo” (to harm, inconvenience, or make trouble for; to trick, play a prank on) and “HDB” (a public housing estate).
Detailed explanation-4: -December 2022 Over 800 fully revised and updated entries, and over 700 new words, phrases, and senses have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in our latest update, including final girl, tallywacker, and pinkie promise.
Detailed explanation-5: -“Goblin mode” has been chosen by the public as the 2022 Oxford word of the year.